The United States and Iran have signaled no quick end to their war, with Trump saying it was necessary to finish the job and Iran warning that the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel after striking tankers in Iraqi waters and other ships near the vital Strait of Hormuz reut.rs/4bioYUX
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JUST NOW: “It was done by Iran.”🤔
Despite NYT analysis that a 🇺🇸 bomb killed those Iranian school girls, Trump insists Iran did it. (Hegseth hesitated to agree)
Color us unconvinced.
(H/T @acyn.bsky.social )
Documents reveal a web of financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they help regulate:
ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees who declined to identify former clients.
BREAKING: Russia has provided Iran with information that can help Tehran strike the U.S. military, AP sources say.
I don’t remember Trump campaigning on Americans needing to make financial sacrifices for foreign wars. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Real post.
The Joint Staff & @thejointstaff • 24m X A message from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine: It is with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of six American heroes from the 103rd Sustainment Command U.S. Army Reserves out of Des Moines, lowa: Major Jeffrey R. O'Brien, Captain Cody A. Khork, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor, Sergeant First Class Noah L. Tietjens, and Sergeant Declan J. Coady. These quiet professionals represented the very best of our Nation and we are filled with deep gratitude for their selfless service, valor, and sacrifice. They stood the watch to carry our Nation's burden, and we are forever in their debt. To their families, we grieve with you and pledge our unwavering support. We will never forget what they, and you, have given for our country.
NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU 1000 AIR FORCE PENTAGON, ROOM 4E 126 WASHINGTON, DC 20330-1000 5 March 2026 ANG Warriors, In the opening hours and days of OPERATION EPIC FURY, we have already demonstrated our formidable wartime readiness. Our people are both leading the fight and preparing reinforcements for the battles ahead. Our drills, our exercises, and our inspections have all been in preparation for this moment: We are writing history. The weeks ahead will be determined by our actions today. Thousands of us have already mobilized and deployed in support of the Joint Force, and we continue to defend the homeland with purpose and vigilance. Our missions—no matter where they take us or what they call us to do-are making a difference. We have disrupted a brutal regime with catastrophic nuclear ambitions and made a striking case for deterrence through strength. While the nature of conflict is inherently dynamic, we have deep faith in the might of our U.S. Armed Forces and every one of you. In the face of this historic conflict, we ask for your continued readiness, courage, and resolve. We are the Air National Guard-Always Ready, Always There- and with your service and the support of our families, we will prevail! JOSHUA D. MOORE Chief Master Sergeant, USAF Command Chief, Air National Guard DUKE A. PIRAK Major General, USAF Acting Director, Air National Guard
kevinrkirk 2d @ Threads Why are we bothering with the Strait of Hormuz when we could simply do this? Explain it to me like l'm 5. (Drawing of chopping of part of land) suahuatica 2d MOUNTAIN HARD AND BIG, WATER NO UP. MANY MANY DIG DIG.
Happy Friday. Don’t skip school.
It’s not just the Epstein files he’s trying to distract from
Trump’s Iran War is not going to be ending anytime soon. And calling for a country to surrender unconditionally means it is unarguably a war that requires a declaration of war.
A new U.S. military investigation has revealed Trump and Pete Hegseth were likely responsible for the bombing of an Iranian girls' elementary school, killing 175 people.
Rep. Moskowitz: Kristi Noem will go down as the worst Secretary of Homeland Security. She literally took Trump's core issue on immigration, which he was polling at 60% in September, and got that down to 39%. She had two Americans shot under her leadership. She has completely destroyed FEMA
Fox: The administration told me it was time to replace Kristi Noem based on the culmination of her many leadership mishaps, including the fallout in Minnesota, the $200 million ad campaign, the allegations of infidelity, the mismanagement of her staff and her feuding with the heads of other agencies
Follow the money
The Coinbase CEO met with Trump at the WH & hours later Trump attacked banks for opposing stablecoin yields
His family has made hundreds of millions from World Liberty Financial, which issues USD1 — a stablecoin that benefits directly!
Corruption in plain sight
Kristi Noem and Her Blankie
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Trump just put the only senator without a bachelors degree in charge of homeland security
Happy to see Noem get kicked to the kennels, but I'll wait to celebrate when Trump gets rid of Miller. He's the one barking orders.
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New reports indicate Trump is considering arming Iranian militia using taxpayer dollars, further tying U.S. spending to Iran's future.
Our nation is again at war, not because we had to but because the president recklessly chose to.
Now we must recognize who pays the price: not the president and his wealthy allies, but service members and ordinary Americans.
And Republicans got angry with Michelle Obama for stepping outside her lane by having a vegetable garden. We are, truly, living in the stupidest of times. . .
The Trump admin very well prepared for this moment as always.
SCHIFF: Don't you think in aftermath of a shooting you should provide only vetted information? How will you gain the trust of people if you're pushing out false info about the shootings of American citizens?
NOEM: I work every day to get out factual information
SCHIFF: Well, you didn't that day
SCHIFF: Are you saying it's just fortuitous that $143m went to a subcontractor that you worked w/ extensively as gov of SD?
KRISTI NOEM: I had no choosing of contractors.
S: Can you state for record that you or Lewandowski had no communication with any agency involved?
N: To best of my knowledge
Noem: "Our ability to provide for a safe and successful World Cup is being hindered"
JD VANCE: "There's just no way Trump is gonna about this country to get into a multiyear conflict with no end in sight"
TRUMP HOURS LATER: "Wars can be fought 'forever,' and very successfully"
At least the State Department had a great plan in place to evacuate all the Americans from the Middle East who are trying to leave.
For real..
